Ιερουσαλήμ

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ieɾusaˈlim/
• Hyphenation: Ι‧ε‧ρου‧σα‧λήμ

Proper noun

Ιερουσαλήμ • (Ierousalím) f (indeclinable)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Synonyms

• Ιεροσόλυμα n pl (Ierosólyma)

Derived terms

• αγκινάρα της Ιερουσαλήμ f (agkinára tis Ierousalím, “Jerusalem artichoke”)

Further reading

• Ιερουσαλήμ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el